*This episode is brought to you by two of Kensington’s newest titles, Romancing the Rancher by Kate Pearce and The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes. Summary: Bestselling author, Seressia Glass, joins Kelly to discuss her latest contemporary, Interracial romance release, The Love Con. Other discussion topics include why artists and scientists mesh so well, the wonderful world of cosplaying, and a potential new roller derby romance! Guest: Seressia GlassShow Notes: - Sponsored ads for Romancing the Rancher by Kate Pearce and The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes (00:00:05 - 00:02:27)- Welcome to Season 5!!- Seressia Glass schools us on cosplay - Check out #BookCoverCosplay on Instagram (Shoutout to former podcast guest, Esme Brett and Jacque for organizing)- A few cosplaying tips & tricks (00:09:48)- From comic books and cereal boxes to romance novels: Seressia's romance reading and writing journey (00:16:14)- #RIP Walden Books- Some light-stalking of your favorite authors can lead to some interesting discoveries...- What's one misconception non-romance readers have about romance? (00:23:34)- From roller derby to wrestling...- A brief-ish synopsis for The Love Con (00:30:06)- Swooning over pining heroes - Creative/artistic men in romance - The melding of arts and sciences- The grittier side of fame (00:39:01)- Growing a thick skin, without being callous - More "Blerd" (Black nerd) books coming soon!! (00:47:01)- The Nubian fantasy that Seressia is dying to write...- "One book at a time" (our motto for 2022)Links:Follow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website. *Boobies & Noobies is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to on Frolic's website.